The New Girlfriend and Other Stories: Ruth Rendell

Eleven sinister short stories, from murder, perversion, corruption, blackmail and secret terrors that lead to unspeakable acts. Hidden fears that erupt in irrational violence have nothing to do with people like you--or do they?  The New Girlfriend; A Dark Blue Perfume; The Orchard Walls; Hare's House; Bribery and Corruption; The Whistler; The Convolvulus Clock; Loopy; Fen Hall; Father's Day; The Green Road to Quephanda.